Teun

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Teun

Say it: TUHN

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Meaning

Dutch short form of Antonius, from the Roman family name Antonius, of unknown origin.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A rural short form that has become fashionable in the Netherlands.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

  1. The Renaissance1400 to 1600
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Dutch

The family of the name

FrenchAntoine
EnglishTony

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Where this comes from

  • National birth statistics of European countries source

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